The limited edition Chinese New Year commemorative Optimus Prime from Dark of the Moon has been released in China. Ultimate Optimus Prime Year of the Dragon Edition is exclusive to the Asian markets, and is a redeco of the Ultimate Optimus Prime. One cool feature is the embossed Autobot symbol on the box is replaced with a dragon, to celebrate its association with the Year of the Dragon. Not so cool is the front grill, which is left in unpainted red plastic.
2005 Boards member Sloloris made the sighting and took plenty of pictures of the piece in package. He spotted it in a mall in Guangzhou, China. It retails for 999 RMB (~US$160).
moreprimeland
Actually I like some of the paint apps…and the Dragon is different but I could live with it as long as Optimus can.
Noticed their end cap even included IRONHIDE!! He's harder to find here.
Dinodigger97
You guys are looking at the wrong thing….DO YOU GUYS SEE THAT DISPLAY STAND RIGHT BELOW IT!!!
It might just look like nothing….but the figures are transformed corrected….it's almost like they enjoyed it(sort of)….buy all we got in the States are Opitmus Primes with truck legs butt humping Starscreams that have jet arms and stuff.
But that is…just…wow.
wildfly
If it's "double the price" it's becasue toy prices are heavily subsidised in some markets.
Thank you for your considered insight.
Stepper
Can't believe that this shit piece sold out!!
Dolza_Khyron
i think it looks pretty neat in combined mode, just not so much apart. it'd look cool on a prime shelf!
Stepper
The normal version of Ultimate Optimus Prime is already shelf warmer,i can forsee this piece to be the upcoming sheflwarmer too??
JazzBot95
That trailer is admittedly really f@#$ing awesome. I think Ultimate Prime is a crappy figure, but if this was stateside, I'd consider getting it. Not necessarily full price, but would definitely consider it and not outright shun it like the regular one.
The red grill is admittedly a disappointing thing, but you could find a way to spruce it up if you're only gonna display it in vehicle mode anyway.
mondo
Its double the price.Really? Pass. I'm still waiting for in-hand pics of the Dark Nightwatch Jet Prime. The only way I would get the Ultimate Prime mold is if it had a complete non Optimus paint scheme and was cheap.
Might Gaine
Ditto. It looks awesome.
seali_me
Amazing!
Matty
Is BBTS really already sold out on the preorders for this thing?! WOW!
[Wing_Saber-X]
It'll be cheaper wher Im at. That dragon-motif trailer is going to be paired with the Deluxe 'fire-burst' ltd edition (Walmart) Prime..
Dormamu
So so very close to this.
Please, won't someone think of the Jack Burton?
TFXProtector
*shudders* That is ugly. The cab is just awful. The price is a jawdropper.
And I see we're not the only ones with Leader Class shelfwarmers. lol
xion14
I'm getting another one. Armada Oprimus is one of my favorite Primes.
seali_me
Its just that fugly I guess.
But check the price skyrocket.
jaws
I would really like to see images of the figure before judging it. The combined mode looks interesting since the armor is red, blue, and gold. The blue looks way better than the turquoise IMHO. I'm surprised there weren't any official images before release. We all know someone will buy it, just be man (or woman) enough to give us some high quality images.
amd098
looks like a KO to me personally
did hasbro hire some crazy KO maker to design this?
Tomiku
My thoughts exactly. I wanna see out-of-package pics first though. Also, all the red reminds me of this guy, so if I DID end up getting this, I'd probably call him Ginrai. XD
I actually have a LOT of nostalgia for Armada Optimus, possibly part of why I like Ultimate Prime so much…
clonemanager
Glad they made it "Limited" edition…, so at least not that many of them clogging shelves eventually being dumped into landfill.
This ultimate movie Prime should be the worst prime in term on sales figure… there were tons of these (the regular ones) unsold from BlackFriday even almost half off; and now being discounted a bit ~$10 (@TRU)… these are guarantee shelfwarmers.